SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN LYNX FROM INTERIOR ALASKA

Randall L. Zarnke; J. P. Dubey; J. M. Ver Hoef; M. E. McNay; O. C. H. Kwok

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-37.1.36

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1 January 2001 SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN LYNX FROM INTERIOR ALASKA

Randall L. Zarnke, J. P. Dubey, J. M. Ver Hoef, M. E. McNay, O. C. H. Kwok

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 37(1):36-38 (2001). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-37.1.36

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Two hundred fifty-five lynx (Felis lynx) carcasses were collected from trappers in Interior Alaska (USA). Serosanguinous fluids were collected from the chest cavity of each carcass. These fluids were tested for evidence of exposure to Toxoplasma gondii by means of a modified agglutination test using formalin fixed tachyzoites and mercaptoethanol. Thirty-nine of the samples had titers greater than or equal to the threshold (≥25). Antibody prevalence differed between areas, and was directly related to age of the host.

Zarnke, Dubey, Ver Hoef, McNay, and Kwok: SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN LYNX FROM INTERIOR ALASKA

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Randall L. Zarnke, J. P. Dubey, J. M. Ver Hoef, M. E. McNay, and O. C. H. Kwok "SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN LYNX FROM INTERIOR ALASKA," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 37(1), 36-38, (1 January 2001). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-37.1.36

Received: 8 January 2000; Published: 1 January 2001

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